Card holder



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R. E. OAKES CARD HOLDER Filed Nov. 13 1922 Patented Nov. 20, 19 23.'

UNITED STT PATENr oF'Fic'E;

nUssELL E. oaxns, or wnuxnsna, Wisconsin cAitD HOLDR.

Application flled November 13, 1922.' Serial No. 600,750.

4be used for supporting menus, signs,.showcards and the like.

In forming the holder a single piece of brass, oopper,s'ilver, or lithographed tin or steel is used, the single piece of metal bein bent to form the holder. The finished article is both compact and decorative and forms an attractive 'advertising novelty. Devices of this type may be used extensively at soda fountains, drug stores,vcandy stores and the like.

The novel construction of the device will be made more apparent as -the description proceeds, especially when considered in connection Wit the accompanying drawings, wherein,

Fig., 1 is a perspective view of a holder constructed in accordance with this invention Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the structure illustrated i-n Fig. 1,

lH'ig. 3 is a perspective view of a modified i form of construction, and

Fig. 4 is an end elevation of the structure illustrated in Fig. 3.

Referring now to the drawings and particularly to Figs. 1 and 2, the first form of 'the invention will be described. As mentioned the holder is formed of metal, selection of the particular type depending to a great extent to the permissiible cost and the particular use to which the holder is 'to be' put. In either event a single piece of metal of the desired length is shaped to form a base 10, the metal being then bent along longitudinal lines 11 to form inclined sides 12 and 13, which sides are in'clined upwardly and inwardly so that the cross sectional Shape of the holder is substantially triangular. The metal adj azcent the side 12 is 'bent longitudin-ally as at 14 so as to form a downwardly extending lip or wall 15. The metal adjacent the other inclined wall 13 is bent longitudinally as at 16 to form a second Vertical lip or wall 17 parallel with and spaced from isconsin, have inventd certhe wall 15. 'The wall 17 is made longer than |the wall 15 ad the edge thereof is bent or curved upwardly to. form a cup-shaped support 18 which extends across the space 19 between the two walls 15 and 17.

The ledge or support 18 is adapted to be engaged' by the menu, sign, show-card or the like 20,'suppol'ted by the holder. While the ledge 18 assists in supportin the card, the card will also be supported y the opposed Walls l'and 17 and inasmuch as it is mtended to make the holder of spring metal the card or. the like sup' rted thereby will be firmy held in place. he holder furthermore a justs itself to cards of various thicknesses as' will be immediately apparent.

In Figs. 3 and 4 a slightly modified form of construction is illustrated and in this instancea single piece of metal is bent to form sides 21 inclined upwardly and in- Wardly, the lower edges of the sides being` preferably rolled as at 22, the portions 22 being adapted toengage Ithe'table or the like upon which the holder is laced. The metal is bent along longitudina lines 23 and also longitudin-ally along line 24 to form two spaced parallel side walls 25 between which the show-cardl or the .like is adapted to be positioned. In this construction also the holder being made of spring metal provides means for firmly lamping the show-card or the like into place.

lt will be noted that in both constructions the base, or the portion which rests upon the table, counter or the like is relatively broad so as to provide a substantial support whereby show-cards and the like of reasonably large proportions' may be supported. In both structures also slot is disposed in the apex of the triangular shaped holder thereby leaving clearly visible the inclined' sides of the holder whereby advertising matter spaces 26 may be Iprovided and the attractiveness and the uti ity of the device materially increased.

Obviously a card holder manufactured in accordance with this invention is extremely simple in construction and may be cheaply and easily manufactured and sold in large quantities. Furthermorle because the device is made of spring metal, with the side walls thereofginclined, cards or the like of varying thicknesses may be accommodate-d and the card in each instance firmly grippcd by the walls of the card receiving portlon.

Various other modifications may suggest the card receivingv themselves and ;to this end I hereby make reservation to make such changes in the specific forms of the invention illustrated as may come within the purview of the accom anying claims.

aving thus described the nvention what I ela-im is:

1. A device of the class described formed of a single sheet of metal bent to form a relatively Wide base, converging sides and downwardly extending juxtapositioned vertical walls adjacent the apex of said sides forming a card receiving portion.

2. A card holder of the class described formed of a single sheet of spring metal bent to form a base, convergng sides and RUSSELL E. OAKES. 

